Criminal charges filed in fatal 2010 Love Parade stampede in Germany

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Erik Wiffers / Associated Press

People flee during a mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in Duisburg, Germany, in 2010. Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 10 people in the incident, which resulted in 21 deaths.

People flee during a mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in Duisburg, Germany, in 2010. Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against 10 people in the incident, which resulted in 21 deaths. (Erik Wiffers / Associated Press)

City prosecutor Horst Bien said that the event's failings, including a single entry point that was too narrow, were evident from the beginning, and that the city should not have issued a permit for the event.

"Something happened on 24 July 2010 that should never have happened," Bien told news organizations including the Guardian. "We weren't looking to see who was morally or politically responsible but instead focused only on who was criminally liable."

Eight foreigners from elsewhere in Europe as well as Australia and China were among those crushed in the melee as fans tried to move through an underpass to gain access to the festival.

"Mistakes in planning were the main reason for the disaster," Bien said.

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